Laminated board top or covering for furniture, etc.



Jan. 2, 1934.

A. 'r. A. HEITZ, l-,942;287

Filed March 2 8, 1932 3nventor attorney Patented Jan. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LAMINATED nosan- ToP' on covnamo roe FURNITURE, ETC.

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an improved laminated material and aims to provide an improved sanitary board composed of several adhering layers of sheet material on a base or foundation, the

5 sheets being secured to each other by a coating of paraflin or the equivalent, so that they may be removed, one at a time, after they are soiled, to expose a new, clean surface. The idea is to provide a relatively cheap top or covering which may be thrown away and replaced by a new one after the supply of clean layers is exhausted.

Other aims and advantages of the invention will appear in the specification, when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing,

wherein:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a laminated board embodying the invention applied to a table; and

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the board.

Referring particularly to the drawing, one form of the improved laminated board is shown as being employed as the top of a table 10, which is representative of a wide variety of articles of as furniture on which such boards maybe employed. It is immaterial whether the table has a plain top or a top frame. It is here shown as having vertical marginal flanges 11 to receive the laminated board.

While the laminated board may be made of a wide variety of materials, it is here shown as being composed of a series of relatively thin sheets of paper 12 adhesively secured together by coat,- ings or layers of paraffin was: 13. This may be done by using heated rollers. Any number of sheets may be secured in this manner to make a board of any desired thickness. To give the board strength or bending resistance, the sheets or laminations 12 are shown as being secured to a foundation sheet 14 of greater thickness and strength than the individual sheets or layers. This foundation may be made of wood veneer, ply board or the like. When the laminated board is to be used as a top covering for furniture, shelving, etc., the foundation is preferably made of heavy or coarse fabric, such as burlap saturated with paraffln wax.

Paraflin wax ispreferably employed as the adhesive between the laminations so that the sheets 5 may be easily removed, one at a time, without tearing. Moreover, the exposed paraffin surface on the sheets will be smooth and clean. It is contemplated, however, that any adhesive having the same general properties as paramn in the above particulars, may be employed.

(Cl. ISL-43) To facilitate the removal of a soiled sheet or layer, all of the sheets are shown as having tabs 15st one corner. These tabs are not adhesively secured, the purpose being to enable them to be grasped easily by the fingers. In Fig. 1, one of 00 the sheets is shown in the process of being removed. A pull on the tab 15 is sufllclent'to remove the whole sheet without tearing. The thickness of the sheetv is such that it may be crumpled or folded and thrown away. Its removal does not materially weaken the board, it being understood that athick board may becomposed of a hundred or more thin sheets or layers. The surface of the next iower sheet is clean and sanitary. The material shape and decorative appearance of the sheets may be varied to suit the requirements. For example, cloth or other laminations may be substituted for or interspersed with the paper.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that laminated boards of the type described have a wide variety of uses.. Such tops may be used on tables, desks, counters, and other articles of furniture so that new and clean surfaces may be exposed after the top layers are soiled. This obviates the necessity of washing, sterilizing, etc. Moreover, it is contemplated that various articles, such as serving trays for restaurants, picnic dishes, watering pans, floor coverings, pallettes,

and a wide variety of'sanitary articles may be made of laminated material of this general type.

Obviously, the present invention is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein shown and described.

What I claim is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a sanitary laminated board top for tables and the like comprising a multiplicity of sheets of paper adhesively secured together and adapted to be removed, one at a. time without tearing, to expose a new sur- 96 face; a foundation sheet of relatively strong fabric adhesively secured to the lower sheet: and non-adhesive superposed finger tab-extensions integral with each of said sheets to, facilitate easy and quick removal.

2. A sanitary table top comprising a multiplicity of layers of paper saturated with paraffin and adhesively secured together so that the top layers may be peeled off successively to expose clean, sanitary surfaces; superposed finger tabs 10 integral with the sheets: and a backing of strong material adhesively secured to the bottom layer.

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